Principal Programme Officer, Relations with Other ECOWAS Institutions at ECOWAS Commission

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is recruiting for Principal Programme Officer, Relations with Other ECOWAS Institutions

Job Title: Principal Programme Officer, Relations with Other ECOWAS Institutions
Reference: ECW-COMM/REC/VPO-P/001/2012

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Department: Office of the Vice-President
Directorate: Unit on Relations with Other ECOWAS Institutions
Grade: P5
Annual Salary: USD 52,273 - USD 59,100
Supervisor: Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission

Duties and Responsibilities

• Helps develop and execute strategies to build relationships with other ECOWAS Institutions;
• Serves as a liaison, cooperative intermediate and focal point between the Commission and other ECOWAS Institutions;
• Fosters and encourages the development of fruitful collaborations with other ECOWAS Institutions;
• Ensures and promotes effective Communication and sharing of information between the Commission and other ECOWAS Institutions;
• Performs all other duties that may be assigned by the Vice President, Commissioners and Directors.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations, Political Science, or in a similar field
• Minimum of ten (10) years professional work experience, with two (2) years in a managerial or supervisory capacity.
• Possession of a higher degree would reduce the minimum required experience to six (6) years with two (2) years in a managerial or supervisory capacity.
• Candidates should not be 50 years old or over at the point of recruitment and must be a citizen of one of the ECOWAS member states.
• Must be fluent in one of the official languages of the Commission; English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of another would be an advantage.

Application Closing Date
31st October 2012

Method of Application
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